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Nieninque
08-09-2005, 10:25 AM
It really isnt hard.
You just press the "quote" button at the top of the post you wish to quote.

Failing that, you can manually insert text that you are cutting and pasting by typing [ quote ] and [ /quote ] before and after respectively (without the space between the brackets and the word quote).

Honestly, using << and >> to highlight a quote is lazy, messy and just fucking stupid.

Dont do it kids.

It's not big and it's not clever.
Asha
08-09-2005, 10:32 AM
Do your bit to clean up teh boards!

This means you!!
Showal
08-09-2005, 10:36 AM
Guilty as charged. I'm lazy.

I keep Showal at a table while he's resting so he's not a distraction to other people.

I'll never do it again. I'm sorry.
Nieninque
08-09-2005, 10:36 AM
Now you sound like Teeoncy
Showal
08-09-2005, 10:41 AM
Originally posted by Nieninque
Now you sound like Teeoncy

I was actively attempting that and I accomplished my mission. Anyways, I've learned to quote, as you can see.
Nieninque
08-09-2005, 10:43 AM
w00t
CrystalTears
08-09-2005, 10:50 AM
Oh I have one!

When quoting, remove parts of the quoted post that have nothing to do with what you will be responding to. Seeing someone respond to a huge post with one or two sentences that's related to only a very small section of the post can make it frustrating to follow.
Nieninque
08-09-2005, 10:51 AM
Yeah...and 15 layers of quotes are not good.
Jonty
08-09-2005, 11:19 AM
<<Honestly, using << and >> to highlight a quote is lazy, messy and just fucking stupid. >>

Too bad.

<<Oh I have one!

When quoting, remove parts of the quoted post that have nothing to do with what you will be responding to. >>

Yep, that's a good one.
DeV
08-09-2005, 11:24 AM
I do the << >> style of quoting at times when I want to post a response really quick. Guilty as charged. I never considered myself to be lazy for doing it, but I now see the error of my prior infractions. I have also punished myself, see...

Me -> :whipit: <- Me
Bobmuhthol
08-09-2005, 11:28 AM
<< >> is very far from laziness. It saves so much space compared to having a quote block. Those things fucking blow.
Hulkein
08-09-2005, 11:31 AM
<< Honestly, using << and >> to highlight a quote is lazy, messy and just fucking stupid. >>

It's more convenient if you're just trying to highlight a certain aspect of a post. That's usually when I use it.
Jonty
08-09-2005, 11:32 AM
Originally posted by CrystalTears
Oh I have one!

...

Oh, and another one... when people quote someone, who's quoting someone, who's quoting someone, who's quoting someone, who's quoting someone, who's quoting someone, who's quoting someone, etc....
CrystalTears
08-09-2005, 11:34 AM
I concur, Jonty.
GSLady17
08-09-2005, 11:38 AM
It's more convenient if you're just trying to highlight a certain aspect of a post.


That's usually when I use it.


You can quote only parts of posts as well.
Showal
08-09-2005, 12:06 PM
Originally posted by CrystalTears
Oh I have one!

... remove parts of ... someone ... with ... a very small ... post ....

Kinda like that?
AnticorRifling
08-09-2005, 12:08 PM
Originally posted by GSLady17

It's more convenient if you're just trying to highlight a certain aspect of a post.


That's usually when I use it.


You can quote only parts of posts as well.

You can also, lie and be caught, think it's cool. Realize everyone knows you're an attention whore with a crappy warrior. But it doesn't make it right.
Bobmuhthol
08-09-2005, 12:09 PM
<<You can quote only parts of posts as well.>>

And take up a ton of fucking space.
GSLady17
08-09-2005, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by AnticorRifling

Originally posted by GSLady17

It's more convenient if you're just trying to highlight a certain aspect of a post.


That's usually when I use it.


You can quote only parts of posts as well.

You can also, lie and be caught, think it's cool. Realize everyone knows you're an attention whore with a crappy warrior. But it doesn't make it right.

Is this what "Trolling" means?


By the way, it wasn't an insult directed at Hulkein.
Gan
08-09-2005, 12:34 PM
You forgot to mention, Nien, your famous technique of inserting your own humor and other <blah, blah, blah> items into other people's quotes which really contradicts the concept of quoting to begin with.

I find this thread really funny (ironic) [hypocritical] coming from you. Perhaps you should brush up on your quoting style as well.
CrystalTears
08-09-2005, 12:35 PM
How did Hulkein become a target? :lol:
GSLady17
08-09-2005, 12:39 PM
If you read all the quotes in my thread, you may figure that out. :D
Hulkein
08-09-2005, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by GSLady17

It's more convenient if you're just trying to highlight a certain aspect of a post.


That's usually when I use it.


You can quote only parts of posts as well.


<< >> is just as effective and saves space.

[Edited on 8-9-2005 by Hulkein]
GSLady17
08-09-2005, 01:09 PM
Yeah, I honestly don't have a problem with it either way. Both are easy to read.
CrystalTears
08-09-2005, 01:14 PM
I don't mind which method people use to quote either. Only time it's annoying is when a huge post is quoted and the response is a one-liner, or when, like Jonty mentioned, that they quote a long requoted post.

Other than that, Bob is right that the quote method can take up quite a bit of space, but I generally like it cause it's neater. Different stokes for different folks. ;)